West End
The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Columbian College
University
The George Washington University is a private federally chartered research university… Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
National Geographic Society
Government building
The National Geographic Society, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational organizations in the world. Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Phillips Collection
Museum
The Phillips Collection is an art museum founded by Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips in 1921 as the Phillips Memorial Gallery located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Phillips was the grandson of James H. Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
World Bank
Office building
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. Photo: shinythings, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood in Washington D.C.
- Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and locality
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- Neighbors: Dupont Circle
Localities in the Area
Dupont Circle
Dupont Circle is an affluent historic neighborhood in Washington D.C. Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.Georgetown
Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C, the capital of the United States of America and the seat of its three branches… Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.West End
Latitude
38.9071° or 38° 54' 25" northLongitude
-77.0497° or 77° 2' 59" westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open Location Code
87C4WX42+R4OpenStreetMap ID
node 158597323GeoNames ID
4141054Also Known As
- English: West End, Washington, D.C.
- English: West End NW
- German: West End
- Greek: Γουέστ Εντ
- Hebrew: ווסט אנד
- Hebrew: וושינגטון די. סי./ווסט אנד
- Japanese: ウェストエンド
- Urdu: ویسٹ اینڈ، واشنگٹن ڈی سی
Other Places Named West End
- Dupont CircleWashington, D.C., United States
- West EndToronto, Canada
- West EndVancouver, Canada
- West EndEdmonton, Canada
- FrederikstedU.S. Virgin Islands
- West EndRichmond, United States
- WestendSuburb in Germany
- SchwanthalerhöheSuburb in Upper Bavaria, Bavaria
In the Area
Localities
- Foggy BottomSuburb
- Golden TriangleNeighborhood
- Kalorama HeightsNeighborhood
- Adams MorganNeighborhood
Landmarks
- 2225 N Street Apartment BuildingBuilding
- Consular Section of the Embassy of Mexico to the United StatesGovernment office
- Consulate General of PeruGovernment office
- 24th and N St NWBike rental
Popular Destinations in Washington, D.C.
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